Storage device for electronic vaporization device

ABSTRACT

A storage device for an electronic vaporization device is provided. The storage device includes a housing and a base. The housing is provided with a mouthpiece and an air-outlet pipe in communication with the mouthpiece. The air-outlet pipe forms an air-outlet channel in a surrounding manner. A liquid blocking member is disposed in the air-outlet pipe. The liquid blocking member includes a ventilation portion and an outer periphery surrounding the periphery of the ventilation portion. The ventilation portion has at least one ventilation hole, and two ends of the ventilation hole are respectively in communication with the air-outlet channel. The outer periphery is in sealing contact with an inner wall of the air-outlet pipe in a circumferential direction, and is provided with a groove on a side facing away from the mouthpiece.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a national stage application filed under 35 U.S.C 371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/097598 filed Jun. 1, 2021, which claims priority to China Patent Application 202022892135.7 filed Dec. 3, 2020. The entire disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application generally relates to an electronic device, and specifically, to a storage device for an electronic vaporization device.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, major manufacturers begin to produce a variety of electronic vaporization device products, including e-liquid electronic vaporization device products that heat and atomize volatile solutions and generate aerosols for users to inhale. The e-liquid stored in the e-liquid electronic vaporization device products or condensates produced after the aerosol is cooled may be inhaled by the users during use, resulting in a poor user experience.

SUMMARY

This application provides a storage device for an electronic vaporization device, to prevent, by using a method different from the prior art, a condensate from being inhaled by a user, and provide the user with a better experience.

The present utility model provides a storage device for an electronic vaporization device. The storage device includes a housing and a base. The housing is provided with a mouthpiece and an air-outlet pipe in communication with the mouthpiece. The air-outlet pipe forms an air-outlet channel in a surrounding manner. A liquid blocking member is disposed in the air-outlet pipe. The liquid blocking member includes a ventilation portion and an outer periphery surrounding the periphery of the ventilation portion. The ventilation portion has at least one ventilation hole, and two ends of the ventilation hole are respectively in communication with the air-outlet channel. The outer periphery is in sealing contact with an inner wall of the air-outlet pipe in a circumferential direction, and is provided with a groove on a side facing away from the mouthpiece.

In an implementation, the groove is an annular structure surrounding the ventilation hole.

In an implementation, the liquid blocking member is disposed at an end of the air-outlet pipe close to the mouthpiece.

In an implementation, the ventilation portion extends in a length direction of the air-outlet pipe, and the ventilation hole runs through two ends of the ventilation portion in a length direction.

In an implementation, the ventilation portion includes a hollow columnar structure.

The present utility model provides a storage device for an electronic vaporization device. The storage device includes a housing and a base. The housing is provided with a mouthpiece and an air-outlet pipe in communication with the mouthpiece. The air-outlet pipe has a first section and a second section arranged in a direction away from the mouthpiece, where the inner diameter of the second section is greater than the inner diameter of the first section, and a step surface facing away from the mouthpiece is formed at a connection position of the first section and the second section. The storage device further includes a liquid blocking structure, the liquid blocking structure includes a liquid blocking groove provided in the air-outlet pipe, and the liquid blocking groove is located on the step surface.

In an implementation, the liquid blocking structure is disposed at an end of the air-outlet pipe close to the mouthpiece.

In an implementation, the liquid blocking groove is an annular structure surrounding the step surface.

In an implementation, an outer peripheral wall of the annular structure is an extension of an inner wall of the air-outlet pipe.

In an implementation, the width of the liquid blocking groove tends to decrease in a depth direction of the liquid blocking groove.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are provided for further understanding of this application and constitute a part of the specification, and explain this application together with the following specific implementations, but do not constitute a limitation to this application. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an electronic vaporization device according to some embodiments of this application.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary schematic combination diagram of an electronic vaporization device according to some embodiments of this application.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a storage device according to an embodiment of this application.

FIG. 4A to FIG. 4E are respectively a front view, a top view, a bottom view, a cross-sectional view, and a stereoscopic view of a liquid blocking member according to some embodiments of this application.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a storage device according to another embodiment of this application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a step surface according to some embodiments of this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the provided subject matters. The following describes particular examples of components and deployments. Certainly, these are merely examples and are not intended to be limitative. In this application, in the following descriptions, reference formed by the first feature above or on the second feature may include an embodiment formed by direct contact between the first feature and the second feature, and may further include an embodiment in which an additional feature may be formed between the first feature and the second feature to enable the first feature and the second feature to be not in direct contact. In addition, in this application, reference numerals and/or letters may be repeated in the examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not indicate a relationship between the described various embodiments and/or configurations.

The embodiments of this application are described in detail below. However, it should be understood that, this application provides many applicable concepts that can be implemented in various particular cases. The described particular embodiments are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of this application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an electronic vaporization device 100 according to some embodiments of this application.

The electronic vaporization device 100 may include a vaporizable material storage device 100A (briefly referred to as a storage device 100A below) and an electronic vaporization device body 100B (briefly referred to as a body 100B below). In some embodiments, the storage device 100A and the body 100B may be designed as a whole. In some embodiments, the storage device 100A and the body 100B may be designed as two separate components. In some embodiments, the storage device 100A may be designed to be detachably combined with the body 100B. In some embodiments, when the storage device 100A is combined with the body 100B, a part of the storage device 100A is accommodated in the body 100B. In some embodiments, the storage device 100A may be referred to as a cartridge or an e-liquid storage assembly. In some embodiments, the body 100B may be referred to as a main body.

The body 100B may provide electric power to the storage device 100A. The electric power provided by the body 100B to the storage device 100A may heat a vaporizable material stored in the storage device 100A. The vaporizable material may be a liquid. The vaporizable material may be a solution. The vaporizable material may alternatively be referred to as an e-liquid. The e-liquid is edible.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary schematic combination diagram of an electronic vaporization device 100 according to some embodiments of this application.

The body 100B has a body housing 22. The body housing 22 has an opening 22 h. The opening 22 h can accommodate a part of the storage device 100A. In some embodiments, the storage device 100A may not have directivity. In some embodiments, the storage device 100A may be detachably combined with the body 100B in two manners: a surface 1 s faces a Z-axis direction or the surface 1 s flips towards the −Z-axis direction. In terms of the appearance, the storage device 100A includes a housing 11 and a base 9. The base 9 is located at the bottom of the storage device 100A. When the storage device 100A is combined with the body 100B, the opening 22 h accommodates the base 9 of the storage device 100A.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a storage device 100A according to an embodiment of this application. In some embodiments, a mouthpiece 31, an air-outlet pipe 32, and a liquid blocking member 33 are disposed in the housing 11. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece 31 extends from a first end D1 to a second end D2 of the housing 11. In some embodiments, an opening of the mouthpiece 31 at the first end D1 is exposed outside the housing 11, and an opening of the mouthpiece 31 at the second end D2 is in communication with the air-outlet pipe 32. In some embodiments, an area surrounded by the air-outlet pipe 32 forms an air-outlet channel 32 a. In some embodiments, the air-outlet pipe 32 extends from the second end D2 to a third end D3. In some embodiments, an opening of the air-outlet pipe 32 at the third end D3 is in communication with a vaporization chamber in the storage device 100A. When a user uses the electronic vaporization device 100, after the vaporizable material is heated and vaporized in the vaporization chamber, the vaporized gas passes through the air-outlet channel 32 a and the mouthpiece 31 to be inhaled by the user.

In some embodiments, the liquid blocking member 33 is disposed in the air-outlet pipe 32. In some embodiments, the liquid blocking member 33 is disposed at an end of the air-outlet pipe 32 close to the mouthpiece 31. In other embodiments, the liquid blocking member 33 may be disposed at any position in the air-outlet pipe 32.

FIG. 4A to FIG. 4E are respectively a front view, a top view, a bottom view, a cross-sectional view, and a stereoscopic view of a liquid blocking member 33 according to some embodiments of this application. In some embodiments, the liquid blocking member 33 includes a ventilation portion 33 a and an outer periphery 33 b surrounding the periphery of the ventilation portion 33 a. In some embodiments, the ventilation portion 33 a includes a ventilation hole h33 a, and two ends of the ventilation hole h33 a are in communication with the air-outlet channel 32 a. In some embodiments, the ventilation portion 33 a extends in a length direction of the air-outlet pipe 32, and the ventilation hole h33 a runs through two ends of the ventilation portion 33 a in the length direction. In some embodiments, the ventilation portion 33 a is a hollow columnar structure, and the ventilation hole h33 a is a through hole running through the hollow columnar structure. In other embodiments, the ventilation portion 33 a may be a structure in other shapes.

In some embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b surrounds an upper end of the ventilation portion 33 a. In other embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b may surround any position of the ventilation portion 33 a. In some embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b is in sealing contact with an inner wall 32 w of the air-outlet pipe 32 in a circumferential direction. In some embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b is a complete annular structure surrounding the ventilation portion 33 a. In other embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b may be a partial annular structure partially surrounding the ventilation portion 33 a. In some embodiments, the outer periphery 33 b is provided with a groove t33 b on a side facing away from the mouthpiece 31. In some embodiments, the groove t33 b is a complete annular structure surrounding the ventilation portion 33 a. In other embodiments, the groove t33 b may be a partial annular structure partially surrounding the ventilation portion 33 a.

A condensate is blocked and accommodated by using the groove t33 b of the liquid blocking member 33, so that the condensate can be prevented from entering the mouthpiece 31. In this way, the user can be effectively prevented from inhaling the condensate when using the electronic vaporization device 100, and therefore, a poor user experience can be prevented. In addition, the ventilation portion 33 a of the liquid blocking member 33 maintains the communication between the air-outlet channel 32 a and the mouthpiece 31, so that the vaporized gas can still be inhaled by the user through the air-outlet channel 32 a and the mouthpiece 31.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a storage device 100A according to another embodiment of this application. In some embodiments, a mouthpiece 51, an air-outlet pipe 52, and a liquid blocking structure 53 are disposed in the housing 11. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece 51 extends from a first end D1′ to a second end D2′ of the housing 11. In some embodiments, an opening of the mouthpiece 51 at the first end D1′ is exposed outside the housing 11, and an opening of the mouthpiece 51 at the second end D2′ is in communication with the air-outlet pipe 52. In some embodiments, an area surrounded by the air-outlet pipe 52 forms an air-outlet channel 52 a. In some embodiments, the air-outlet pipe 52 includes a first section 1 s 52 and a second section 2 s 52 arranged in a direction away from the mouthpiece 51. In some embodiments, the first section 1 s 52 of the air-outlet pipe 52 extends from the second end D2′ to a third end D3′, and the second section 2 s 52 of the air-outlet pipe 52 extends from the third end D3′ to a fourth end D4′. In some embodiments, an opening of the air-outlet pipe 52 at the fourth end D4′ is in communication with a vaporization chamber in the storage device 100A. When a user uses the electronic vaporization device 100, after the vaporizable material is heated and vaporized in the vaporization chamber, the vaporized gas passes through the air-outlet channel 52 a and the mouthpiece 51 to be inhaled by the user. In some embodiments, the inner diameter 2 r 52 of the second section 2 s 52 is greater than the inner diameter 1r52 of the first section 1 s 52, and a step surface s53 facing away from the mouthpiece 51 is formed at a connection position of the first section 1 s 52 and the second section 2 s 52.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a step surface s53 according to some embodiments of this application. In some embodiments, the liquid blocking structure 53 includes a liquid blocking groove 53 a provided in the air-outlet pipe 52. In some embodiments, the liquid blocking groove 53 a is located on the step surface s53. In some embodiments, the liquid blocking groove 53 a is an annular structure surrounding the step surface s53. In other embodiments, the liquid blocking groove 53 a may be a partial annular structure or another structure partially surrounding the step surface s53. In some embodiments, an outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 of the annular structure presented by the liquid blocking groove 53 a is a vertical wall. In some embodiments, the outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 is an extension of an inner wall 52 w of the air-outlet pipe 52. In other embodiments, the outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 may be an inclined wall. In other embodiments, the outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 is not limited to an extension of the inner wall 52 w of the air-outlet pipe 52.

In some embodiments, an inner peripheral wall 2 w 53 of the annular structure presented by the liquid blocking groove 53 a is an inclined wall. In some embodiments, the inner peripheral wall 2 w 53 approaches the outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 in a depth direction of the liquid blocking groove 53 a. In other words, the width of the liquid blocking groove 53 a tends to decrease in the depth direction of the liquid blocking groove 53 a. In other embodiments, the inner peripheral wall 2 w 53 may be away from the outer peripheral wall 1 w 53 in the depth direction of the liquid blocking groove 53 a. In other words, the width of the liquid blocking groove 53 a tends to increase in the depth direction of the liquid blocking groove 53 a. In other embodiments, the inner peripheral wall 2 w 53 may be a vertical wall.

The condensate is blocked and accommodated by using the liquid blocking groove 53 a of the liquid blocking structure 53, so that the condensate can be prevented from entering the mouthpiece 51. In this way, the user can be effectively prevented from inhaling the condensate when using the electronic vaporization device 100, and therefore, a poor user experience can be prevented.

As used herein, the terms “approximately”, “basically”, “substantially”, and “about” are used to describe and consider small variations. When used in combination with an event or a situation, the terms may refer to an example in which an event or a situation occurs accurately and an example in which the event or situation occurs approximately. As used herein with respect to a given value or range, the term “about” generally means in the range of ±10%, ±5%, ±1%, or ±0.5% of the given value or range. The range may be indicated herein as from one endpoint to another endpoint or between two endpoints. Unless otherwise specified, all ranges disclosed herein include endpoints. The term “substantially coplanar” may refer to two surfaces within a few micrometers (μm) positioned along the same plane, for example, within 10 μm, within 5 μm, within 1 μm, or within 0.5 μm positioned along the same plane. When reference is made to “substantially” the same value or characteristic, the term may refer to a value within ±10%, ±5%, ±1%, or ±0.5% of the average of the values.

As used herein, the terms “approximately”, “basically”, “substantially”, and “about” are used to describe and explain small variations. When used in combination with an event or a situation, the terms may refer to an example in which an event or a situation occurs accurately and an example in which the event or situation occurs approximately. For example, when being used in combination with a value, the term may refer to a variation range of less than or equal to ±10% of the value, for example, less than or equal to ±5%, less than or equal to ±4%, less than or equal to ±3%, less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.1%, or less than or equal to ±0.05%. For example, if a difference between two values is less than or equal to ±10% of an average value of the values (for example, less than or equal to ±5%, less than or equal to ±4%, less than or equal to ±3%, less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.1%, or less than or equal to ±0.05%), it may be considered that the two values are “substantially” or “approximately” the same. For example, being “substantially” parallel may refer to an angular variation range of less than or equal to ±10° with respect to 0°, for example, less than or equal to ±5°, less than or equal to ±4°, less than or equal to ±3°, less than or equal to ±2°, less than or equal to ±1°, less than or equal to ±0.5°, less than or equal to ±0.1°, or less than or equal to ±0.05°. For example, being “substantially” perpendicular may refer to an angular variation range of less than or equal to ±10° with respect to 90°, for example, less than or equal to ±5°, less than or equal to ±4°, less than or equal to ±3°, less than or equal to ±2°, less than or equal to ±1°, less than or equal to ±0.5°, less than or equal to ±0.1°, or less than or equal to ±0.05°.

For example, two surfaces can be considered to be coplanar or substantially coplanar if the displacement between the two surfaces is equal to or less than 5 μm, equal to or less than 2 μm, equal to or less than 1 μm, or equal to or less than 0.5 μm. A surface can be considered to be planar or substantially planar if the displacement between any two points on the surface with respect to a plane is equal to or less than 5 μm, equal to or less than 2 μm, equal to or less than 1 μm, or equal to or less than 0.5 μm.

As used herein, the terms “conductive”, “electrically conductive”, and “electrical conductivity” refer to a capability to transport an electric current. Electrically conductive materials typically indicate those materials that exhibit little or no opposition to the flow of an electric current. One measure of electrical conductivity is Siemens per meter (S/m). Typically, an electrically conductive material is a material having a conductivity greater than approximately 104 S/m (for example, at least 105 S/m or at least 106 S/m). The electrical conductivity of a material can sometimes vary with temperature. Unless otherwise specified, the electrical conductivity of the material is measured at room temperature.

As used herein, unless otherwise explicitly stated in the context, singular terms “a/an” and “the” may include plural indicators. In the description of some embodiments, a component provided “on” or “above” another component may encompass a case in which the former component is directly on the latter component (for example, in physical contact with the latter component), and a case in which one or more intermediate components are located between the former component and the latter component.

As used herein, for ease of description, spatially relative terms such as “under”, “below”, “lower portion”, “above”, “upper portion”, “lower portion”, “left side”, and “right side” may be used herein to describe a relationship between one component or feature and another component or feature as shown in the figures. In addition to orientations shown in the figures, the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation. A device can be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein can also be used for explanation accordingly. It should be understood that when a component is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another component, the component may be directly connected to or coupled to the another component, or an intermediate component may exist.

Several embodiments of this disclosure and features of details are briefly described above. The embodiments described in this disclosure may be easily used as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for achieving the same or similar objectives and/or obtaining the same or similar advantages introduced in the embodiments herein. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, and various variations, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. 

1. A storage device for an electronic vaporization device, comprising a housing and a base, the housing being provided with a mouthpiece and an air-outlet pipe in communication with the mouthpiece, the air-outlet pipe forming an air-outlet channel in a surrounding manner, a liquid blocking member being disposed in the air-outlet pipe, the liquid blocking member comprising a ventilation portion and an outer periphery surrounding the periphery of the ventilation portion, the ventilation portion having at least one ventilation hole, two ends of the ventilation hole being respectively in communication with the air-outlet channel, and the outer periphery being in sealing contact with an inner wall of the air-outlet pipe in a circumferential direction, and being provided with a groove on a side facing away from the mouthpiece.
 2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the groove is an annular structure surrounding the ventilation hole.
 3. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the liquid blocking member is disposed at an end of the air-outlet pipe close to the mouthpiece.
 4. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the ventilation portion extends in a length direction of the air-outlet pipe, and the ventilation hole runs through two ends of the ventilation portion in a length direction.
 5. The storage device of claim 4, wherein the ventilation portion comprises a hollow columnar structure.
 6. A storage device for an electronic vaporization device, comprising a housing and a base, the housing being provided with a mouthpiece and an air-outlet pipe in communication with the mouthpiece, the air-outlet pipe having a first section and a second section arranged in a direction away from the mouthpiece, the inner diameter of the second section being greater than the inner diameter of the first section, a step surface facing away from the mouthpiece being formed at a connection position of the first section and the second section, the storage device further comprising a liquid blocking structure, the liquid blocking structure comprising a liquid blocking groove disposed in the air-outlet pipe, and the liquid blocking groove being located on the step surface.
 7. The storage device of claim 6, wherein the liquid blocking structure is disposed at an end of the air-outlet pipe close to the mouthpiece.
 8. The storage device of claim 7, wherein the liquid blocking groove is an annular structure surrounding the step surface.
 9. The storage device of claim 8, wherein an outer peripheral wall of the annular structure is an extension of an inner wall of the air-outlet pipe.
 10. The storage device of claim 8, wherein the width of the liquid blocking groove tends to decrease in a depth direction of the liquid blocking groove.
 11. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the groove is a complete annular structure surrounding the ventilation portion.
 12. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the groove is a partial annular structure partially surrounding the ventilation portion.
 13. The storage device of claim 5, wherein the ventilation hole is a through hole running through the hollow columnar structure.
 14. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the liquid blocking member is provided at an end of the air-outlet pipe close to the mouthpiece.
 15. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the outer periphery surrounds an upper end of the ventilation portion.
 16. The storage device of claim 8, wherein an outer peripheral wall of the annular structure presented by the liquid blocking groove is a vertical wall.
 17. The storage device of claim 8, wherein an outer peripheral wall of the annular structure presented by the liquid blocking groove is an inclined wall.
 18. The storage device of claim 13, wherein the width of the liquid blocking groove tends to increase in a depth direction of the liquid blocking groove.
 19. The storage device of claim 7, wherein the liquid blocking groove is a partial annular structure partially surrounding the step surface.
 20. The storage device of claim 6, wherein the storage device is detachably combined with a body of the electronic vaporization device. 